Which Vs. That: Differences and Usage

There are many people out there with the idea – ‘WHICH‘ and ‘THAT‘ are interchangeable. Well, almost all of us think so. But, I would like to burst that bubble and say that THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE.

A restrictive clause is the one that has some important information that you just can’t afford to omit it from your sentence, and if you do, you would be altering the actual meaning of the sentence. Restrictive clause आम तौर पर वाक्य के पहले भाग के बारे में एक ऐसी जानकारी प्रदान करता है जिसके बिना आपका वाक्य अधूरा या अर्थहीन प्रतीत होगा। Consider this example:

• Drugs that are dangerous for the health should be banned. Meaning: All drugs are dangerous for health and should be banned ( सभी drugs सेहत के लिए खतरनाक होते हैं और उन्हें प्रतिबंधित किया जाना चाहिए )

• Drugs, which are dangerous for the health, should be banned.
Meaning: Not all drugs are harmful and only those should be banned that are harmful ( सभी drugs हानिकारक नहीं हैं और केवल उन पर प्रतिबंध लगा देना चाहिए जो हानिकारक हैं )